How Shell, Inter Terminals and Repsol avoid odour at the Terminal

Odour emitted from sulphur compounds is a common challenge faced by storage terminals and refineries around the globe IN MANY cases unpleasant odours lead the local authorities to intervene, sometimes by even closing facilities. Shell, InterTerminals and Repsol have all overcome this problem using activated carbon filters, developed by Denmark-based Go4Bunker. The Go4 Tank VOC abatement filter is designed to remove VOCs from the tank ventilation. The filter technology removes 95-98% of all particles in the air phase, before entering the activated carbon design, allowing for a longer life time of activated carbon. The activated carbon RST3 (adsorption) can retain more than 100% of its own weight so the lifetime of the carbon is longer. This works alongside the technology to remove particles in the air phase from entering the filter. It is an optimised design based on years of experience, with proven and documented results. THE CHALLENGE The concept was developed by Tommy Christensen, founder of Go4 Bunker some 25 years ago. The identified problem was the lifetime of the activated carbon and the risk of hot spots. Activated carbon, ROZ3 and RST3 all prevented odour but within a...